POTATO PATCH GOLD!!! A Gold nugget from the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona. This nugget comes from the original historic Potato Patch claim discovery site. Shows brilliant luster, and a rich, orangish tint.. as well as an interesting, graphic, water worn shape. No Quartz remains. Found using a back-hoe and a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp. Weighs .13 oz.

Arizona Gold!! A lovely small nugget of rich, buttery-yellow Gold. Found using a Goldbug2 in the famous Monitor Gulch placer of the Gila Mountains, Yuma area. Gold shows very bright, and vibrant luster. Trace caliche. Weighs .05 OZ.

OBSCURE!! A small nugget with an interesting character from the seldom seen Tipperary placers. Gold exhibits a nice vibrant, bright, luster and shows a deep, golden-yellow hue. Contains a few % Quartz/caliche matrix. Weighs .08 ounce.

A small nugget from the Mother Lode. Found years ago using a dredge in one of the classic alluvial areas of California. Nice bright luster, nice rich yellow color. Few % Quartz matrix remains. Might have had crystal growth but now worn. Weighs .11 OZ.

This is a curious specimen of Alluvial Gold from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. This curious piece shows brilliant luster, strong water wear, as well as a complex shape, which resembles a flower. The complex and unusual shape is due to the erosional removal of Quartz crystal matrix, which none remains. Weighs .04 ounce.

A curious Gold leaf nugget from the Eugene Mtns. Nugget has folded through its journey in the placer world. Clean, no matrix remains. Shows bright luster, and pale brassy-yellow color. Numerous indistinct trigons on one surface. Has a tiny stack of octahedrons on one corner. Weighs .15 oz.

Gold leaf nugget from the Eugene Mtns. Nugget shows very bright luster, and pale brassy-yellow color. Piece is thin and also has folded. Weighs .12 oz.

A curious Gold leaf nugget from the Eugene Mtns. Nugget has folded through its journey in the placer world. Trace of sand and grit in fold, shows bright luster, and pale brassy-yellow color. Numerous indistinct trigons on one surface. Weighs .15 oz.

Gold was discovered in the Yukon country during the Gold rush of 1896-98. The Yukon Territory has been glaciated at least four times yet, much of central Yukon escaped the effects of the last Pleistocene ice age. The Mayo area is located in the glaciated portion of the southern Yukon where the ice sheets scoured the area. This is a very nice specimen of Alluvial Gold from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. This elongated piece shows brilliant luster, a bright, brassy color, and strong water wear, the reverse side shows natural surfaces. Contains approximately 10% Quartz matrix. Weighs .24 oz.

A lovely Gold nugget from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. This piece shows brilliant luster, a bright, brassy color, and strong water wear. Gold was discovered in the Yukon country during the Gold rush of 1896-98. The Yukon Territory has been glaciated at least four times yet, much of central Yukon escaped the effects of the last Pleistocene ice age. The Mayo area is located in the glaciated portion of the southern Yukon where the ice sheets scoured the area. Contains approximately 30% Quartz matrix. Weighs .20 oz.

Gold was discovered in the Yukon country during the Gold rush of 1896-98. The Yukon Territory has been glaciated at least four times yet, much of central Yukon escaped the effects of the last Pleistocene ice age. The Mayo area is located in the glaciated portion of the southern Yukon where the ice sheets scoured the area. This is a curious specimen of Alluvial Gold from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. This curious piece shows brilliant luster, strong water wear, as well as a complex shape. The complex and unusual shape is due to the erosional removal of Quartz crystal matrix. Approximately 20% Quartz remains. Weighs .19 ounce.

A specimen-like alluvial Gold nugget from the Mayo area, Yukon. Gold was discovered in the Yukon country during the Gold rush of 1896-98. The Yukon Territory has been glaciated at least four times yet, much of central Yukon escaped the effects of the last Pleistocene ice age. The Mayo area is located in the glaciated portion of the southern Yukon where the ice sheets scoured the area. This is a curious specimen of Alluvial Gold from the Mayo area mining district, Canada. Gold exhibits brilliant luster and a lemmony yellow color. Very crystalline in character. No Quartz matrix remains.

SPLENDID!!!! An interesting, large Gold nugget from the Rich Hill mining district, Stanton, Arizona. This curious piece shows brilliant luster, and a rich, orangish tint.. as well as a complex shape. No Quartz remains. Found using a metal detector in this old, historic, Arizona Gold camp. Weighs .25 oz.

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